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Challenger expedition: The 1872-1876 voyage of H.M.S...

December 16, 1998

Challenger expedition: The 1872-1876 voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, a ship outfitted by the British Admiralty to study the worlds oceans. The expedition is considered the birth of oceanography in that it was the first extended voyage for the sole purpose of collecting scientific data.